Following and Leading

So on my trip to the airport I was driving I noticed that i try to catch up to the car in front of me. I really do think it is unconsciously but i still try to. What's up with that? If you relate that to life it sounds like I'm always trying to catch up to someone ahead of me. But clearly thats not the case I set my own goals and my own dreams. If i did try to catch up to another car/ person then they would either slow me down in some way or their path would lead to something undesirable. Are we all leaders or do some follow/ catch up to others? If following someone is our goal than its a tainted goal with no expectation for the end result.